Equipment rack



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R. O. MILLER EQUIPMENT RACK Filed Aug. 21, 1942 INVENTLOB Raymond 0.Miller A TTOR NE'YS Patented Jan. 26, 1943 v UNETED s'rrrs PATENT orrcs,

. l V I '3 2,309,1 31 I t I EQUIPMENT RACK Raymond 0. Miller, UnitedStates Army Application August 21, I942, Serial No. 455,585

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 3700. G. 757).

3 Claims.

The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or forthe Government for governmental purposes, without payment to me of anyroyalty thereon.

This invention relates to equipment racks and more particularly to anequipment rack having its principal components formed into an integralunit, attachable to a suitable supporting member by means of a singleattaching plate and a pair of fastening elements.

It is an object of this invention to provide an equipment rack whichwill combine maximum strength with simplicity of construction whereby adevice may be produced which will withstand the rigor of military usage.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device of thecharacter described which will be easy to install and require a minimumnumber of separable elements whereby the likelihood of lost parts iseliminated.

These and other objects and advantages of this invention will becomeapparent upon a consideration of the following detailed description,when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of the invention shown attached toa suitable support;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the device in its attached position.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the main supportingelements consist of bars l and i2. The bar It is cut off at an angle andis rigidly attached to the supporting plate M by means of weld I5. Iprefer to form the supporting plate I4 of a section of angle iron. Thebar I2 is also cut 01f at an angle and is rigidly attached to the guidemember I8 by means of weld 20. I prefer to make the guide member [8 froma single sheet, bent so as to form the shelf 19, the face 26 and sidearms 28 and 30, although it is clear that the face and arms may beshaped from a single piece of strap metal and the shelf l9 weldedthereto.

In order properly to space the supporting bars ID and i2, there isprovided the pacing bar 22 welded at its lower end to the bar l2 and atits upper end to the lower face of the supporting plate M.

It will be seen that the assembly just described provides an integralunit which is simple to construct and yet, due to the supporting plateM, the shelf l9 and. the spacing member 22, will offer a maximumresistance to torsional strains.

In order to provide for the easy attachment of my device to a suitablesupporting member, I preferto use the construction as more clearly shownin Figs. 1 and 3. It will be seen that the supporting plate i l-has itsvertical face of sufficient width to extend over either side of thesupporting member 3 I. In each overhanging portion there is provided ahole adapted to receive the attaching elements 32 and 34. The attachingelements 32 and 34 are provided with a threaded portion adapted toengage the nuts 33 and 35 respectively. A back plate 38, similar to thesupporting plate I4 is arranged to receive the attaching members 32 and34.

To set up my device, the unit is placed in position, the back plate 36placed over the attaching members 32 and 34, and the nuts 33 and 35 aretightened, drawing the plates l4 and 36 tightly about the supportingmember 3| as is shown in Fig. 4. If desired, the back plate 36 may beprovided with lateral slots arranged to engage the ends of the attachingmembers 32 and 34 and the threaded portion of the attaching memberbruised whereby the nuts 33 and 35 cannot be removed. This latterconstruction provides an arrangement whereby the possibility of the lossof a part of the device is greatly reduced. It is clear that one slotand one hole may be provided in the back plate 36 whereby the elementsof the device will always remain together, the plate 36 merely beingrotated 180 when it is desired to remove or attach the device to asupporting member.

While I have described my invention with particularity, it is to beunderstood that I do not wish to be limited to the particular detailsand arrangements illustrated since various modifications within thespirit of the invention will suggest themselves to those skilled in theart.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and wish toprotect by Letters Patent is:

r 1. A unitary equipment rack adapted to be attached to an uprightsupport, comprising upper and lower equipment supporting members, meansrigidly spacing said supporting members, a substantially U-shaped memberattached near said lower supporting member, said U-shaped member rearplates having openings therein arranged 10 to receive tensionablemembers.

3. A unitary equipment rack adapted to be attached to an uprightsupport, comprising upper and lower equipment supporting members, asubstantially U-shaped member rigidly attached 15 near said lowersupporting member, said U- shaped member being arranged to partiallysurround said support, a front attaching plate rigid- 1y attached tosaid upper supporting member, said front attaching plate having openingsin each end thereof arranged to receive suitable securing members, saidopenings being spaced a distance somewhat greater than the width of saidsupport, a spacing bar rigidly attached between said upper and lowersupporting members, securing members engaged in said front attachingplate openings, said securing members having a length somewhat greaterthan the thickness of said support, a rear attaching plate provided withopenings arranged to engage said securing members, and means cooperatingwith said securing members whereby said front and rear attaching latesmay be tightened about said support.

RAYMOND O. MILLER.

